Minister of Civil Aviation Lt. Gen. Younis Al-Masry expressed his displeasure, during his meeting with Geoffrey Adams, the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Cairo, at British Airways' unilateral decision to suspend its flights to Cairo International Airport for 7 days, a decision that affects the security of Egyptian airports, without referring to the competent authorities.
For his part, the British Ambassador apologized to the Minister of Civil Aviation for not informing the Egyptian authorities before the decision was issued, stressing that the British carrier's decision to suspend flights is not related to the security measures at Egyptian airports, particularly in light of the upgrading of the security system at all airports in Egypt, as attested by international inspection committees, including British ones.
The two sides stressed the continuation of joint efforts and working together to resolve this problem as quickly as possible, and expressed the depth of the relations and ties that bind Egypt and Britain, and their cooperation to maintain the safety and security of passengers as a strategic goal of the Egyptian state.
